COM. v. GLASCO


503 Pa. 124 (1983)

468 A.2d 1095

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Danny GLASCO, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric B. Henson, Deputy Dist. Atty., Garold E. Tennis, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellant.

Frank M. Jackson, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.


OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

On February 2, 1979, the appellee, Danny Glasco, was convicted by a jury of simple assault, indecent assault and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.1 In his defense the appellee had called his brother, Lee Glasco, to testify as a character witness. During cross examination, the court, over objection of defense counsel, permitted the prosecutor to question the witness concerning prior arrests of appellee...

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